BHF Oxbridge Centre of Regenerative Medicine (CRM) has allocated £371,097 to pump-priming to support innovative ideas that need to produce preliminary data before submitting a project grant application to an external funding body.

The first round of pump-priming took place in 2014 with call for applications in May, external peer review over the summer, and decisions made in August 2014. In total, five out of eight applications were approved with a total of £107,000 awarded.

The second round of pump-priming took place in 2015 with call for applications in February, and decisions made in April 2015 following an external peer review. In total, seven out of seven application were approved with a total of £168,000 awarded.

Following a budget review in 2016, a third round of pump-priming was announced in November 2016 and decisions made in Janury 2017. In total, four out of six applications were approved with a total of £96,097 awarded.